The government is making a big push for electric vehicles. The growth forecast is high and the policy is clear. However, the uptake will depend on the ability of the state governments to create charging infrastructure. The policy field was cleared last year. The ministry of power clarified in Apr 2018 that charging stations do […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will invest $50 million in Indian renewable energy independent power producer Avaada Energy Private Limited. Avaada aims to use the capital to expand its solar energy generation capacity in India. The ADB and Avaada entered into an agreement which was signed by the chairman of the […]

Recognized as one the leading mining nations in the world Polish government has prepared ‘West Bengal Project’ that was discussed recently during Bengal Global Business Summit. Poland was partner country of the summit for a third time in a row. Poland looks for collaboration with both PSUs and the biggest private players. During a recent […]

India’s SpiceJet Ltd could benefit from cash-strapped Jet Airways being forced to ground planes, and the low-cost carrier is in talks with lessors to lease some of those aircraft, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Shares of SpiceJet rose as much as 7.2 percent on Wednesday in their biggest percentage gain […]

Indian companies are welcome to participate in Indonesia’s infrastructure projects, particularly in the Aceh province, as the island nation makes development a priority, a senior minister has said. Addressing a gathering of chief executives of the Indian companies at the 2nd India-Indonesia Infrastructure Forum (IIIF) in Jakarta, country’s Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar […]

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Nodia homebuyers’ fight to get possession of their homes seems to be far from over, with the lack of electricity set to throw a spanner into the delivery schedule of around 50,000 units in the region. According to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India’s (CREDAI), there are about 50,000 dwelling units which […]

NEW DELHI: In a bid to remove hindrances related to availability of land and evacuation issues, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum proposing modifications to the guidelines issued for development of solar parks and ultra-mega solar parks. “In order to address the two most critical elements, such as land […]

NEW DELHI: Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) Monday said it has bagged several domestic and international projects worth Rs 1,288 crore. The company’s transmission and distribution (T&D) business has secured projects of Rs 771 crore primarily in international markets, KPTL said in a statement. Its oil and gas business bagged two projects totalling Rs 517 […]

NEW DELHI: State-run hydro power generator NHPC Limited has lined up aggressive plans to raise its capacity to 10 gigawatts (GW) in the next three years. Currently, the company operates about 7.1 GW of hydro power units. The company is also on an acquisition spree as it eyeing the 120-MW Jal Power Corporation’s Rangit hydro […]

KOCHI: A new solar-powered signal light has been installed at Thevara Ferry junction. Set up at an expense of Rs 12 lakh which has been allotted from the special fund of Hibi Eden MLA, the new signal light is installed at the junction between Kundannoor and Alexander Parambithara bridges towards Thevara Ferry from Thevara Junction […]

BENGALURU: While temperatures continue to soar, residents of several parts of Bengaluru are also having to face the additional burden of unscheduled power cuts. With exams under way for II PU students and other exams scheduled to begin this month, parents are irked. “On March 1, we did not have power for the entire night. […]

NTPC, the country’s largest power utility, plans to acquire only those stressed power projects undergoing insolvency proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to grab better deals.“NTPC has decided to go slow on expansion of its capacity addition through acquisition of stressed power assets. The company is now looking at only those projects which […]

NEW DELHI: With an aim to revive the stressed power sector and encourage hydropower sector, the government on Thursday approved investment proposals worth over Rs 31,600 crore in four power projects. These projects, including coal-based thermal plants and hydro power, are likely to be operational by 2023-24. The Cabinet Committee of External Affairs (CCEA) has […]

HYDERABAD: The demand for electricity in Telangana has begun rising with the increase in temperatures across the State. On Monday, the demand for power was 219 million units. Power officials expect the demand to further increase in the coming days with the advent of summer and also due to 24×7 free power supply to farmers. […]

NEW DELHI: After exiting its power grid business globally, the Indian arm of ABB Limited will now hive off its domestic business, which contributes about 40 per cent to its revenue. The board of the Swedish multinational had, on February 13, approved the demerger of its domestic power-grid unit from its other businesses. At another […]

JHARSUGUDA: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated the third and fourth units of the state-owned Odisha Power Generation’s Ib Thermal Power Station at Banharpali in the district.The Chief Minister also inaugurated a coal mine at Manoharpur in Sundargarh district through video conference. The coal mines at Manoharpur will feed coal to the two new […]

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: Agriculture connections in the district will be supplied power in two phases during summer, APEPDCL Chairman and Managing Director Kandula Raja Bapayaa said. During an official visit to Rajamahendravaram on Friday, he said the farmers would get power between 1 am to 9 am and 9 am to 6 pm. “Power demand by the […]

The government is making a big push for electric vehicles. The growth forecast is high and the policy is clear. However, the uptake will depend on the ability of the state governments to create charging infrastructure. The policy field was cleared last year. The ministry of power clarified in Apr 2018 that charging stations do […]